Why is the driving test training a "chaotic" word
Fuzzy charging standards, vicious competition, serious financial management confusion
● The bankruptcy of the Internet driving school "Pig Jianqiang" exposed the opacity of the driving test training industry's charging standards; blind marketing with low prices as a gimmick, severe vicious competition; chaos in the financial management system
● The low-cost registration fee is just a marketing strategy used by driving test institutions when recruiting students.
In order to obtain a driver’s license smoothly, it has become a common phenomenon for students to pay “insured premiums”
● The training and charging standards of the motor vehicle driver training school shall be approved by the local people’s government finance department and price department in conjunction with the transportation department at the same level according to the actual local conditions. If the price is considered unreasonable or there are arbitrary charges, you can file a complaint with the local traffic management department
□ Our reporter Han Dandong
□ Intern Yang Jie Su Xinyu
Recently, the Internet driving school "Pig Jianqiang" was unable to afford the high operating costs due to the freezing of funds and the failure to pay for the financing increase. Not only did the trainees not be able to train normally, but also the wages of the employees and coaches were in arrears. The employee applied to the court for bankruptcy.
According to relevant media reports, most of the trainees who have registered at the "Jian Jianqiang" driving school have not yet obtained a driving license.
According to incomplete statistics, the "Pig Jianqiang" company still has about 42,400 registered students, about 9 million students have been digested, about 33,400 undigested students, and about 200 million yuan in tuition fees to be withdrawn.
This incident once again exposed the chaos in the driving test training industry under the spotlight.
A reporter from the Rule of Law Daily found that in order to successfully obtain a driver’s license, it has become a common phenomenon in this industry that students pay “insured premiums”.
Paying premiums becomes the norm
Teaching attitude is frequently complained
According to an insider, "Pig Jianqiang" used the Internet to recruit students, diverted trainees to offline direct or cooperative schools for training, and directly connected online and offline, eliminating the need for middlemen to make price differences, and benefited from its online enrollment. Advantages make it extremely strong in attracting gold, and once received several rounds of financing.
In the eyes of industry insiders, the "Pig Jianqiang" driving school recruited students through a low-price strategy in the early stage. The company had to provide a large amount of subsidies, which greatly consumed cash flow, and a large amount of advertising investment became overwhelming "Pig Jianqiang". Another straw.
Finally, with the retreat of capital, the quality problems that had been hidden under low prices were also dug up, and eventually went bankrupt.
The reason why "Pig Jianqiang" attracts so many students is inseparable from its price advantage of connecting online and offline, eliminating the need for middlemen to make the difference.
According to a reporter from the "Rules of Law Daily", the current driving school fees vary, and the phenomenon of arbitrary charging by driving schools occurs from time to time.
Some trainees paid 4800 yuan tuition, but the driving school promised to guarantee it. Because they passed the four exams at one time, they were not charged any fees. Some trainees paid 2300 yuan tuition. If they fail the exam, they need to pay a supplementary exam fee. To avoid some unnecessary risks, they paid 1,500 yuan "insurance fee" before the second and third subjects; some students paid 2,000 yuan in tuition, and subjects two and three each paid 1,500 yuan before the test. Running fees and "insurance fees".
Some trainees revealed: "In the beginning, I didn't pay the'guarantee fee'. The safety officer next to the test subject will be'troubled' at three o'clock in the test. In the project of variable speed driving in a straight line, I made sure that I was in fourth gear, but it was safe. The driver deliberately stepped on the brakes, causing the speed and gear to not match, so the first test failed. At the beginning of the second test, the security officer did not turn all the lights back to the original position. I was nervous and did not pay attention, so I did the second test. I didn’t pass the exam either. I was so wronged after the exam, and I didn’t know who I was going to talk to. I finally listened to the coach’s words and paid the “insurance premium” and it passed.”
A coach from a driving school surnamed Liu told a reporter from the Rule of Law Daily: “The current driving test fees on the market generally range from 5,000 to 6,000 yuan. Our driving school charges 5,500 yuan. The 5,500 yuan is divided as follows: 2500 Yuan is the registration fee. We pay 800 yuan to the vehicle management office. The remaining 1,700 yuan is used as our training fee. It is taken from 8 am to 7 pm every day, and sometimes until 9 pm, venue fees, fuel costs, maintenance We have to pay for the fees and so on. If a student is fast, we will go through all the subjects at once, and some people who are slow will have to take the test three or four times for subjects two and three. We will also pay for the first retest."
"The students voluntarily pay 1,500 yuan each for the second and third subjects. This is the fee for the pre-test practice circle. Subjects two and three can each practice 10 laps. If some students do not practice well, the coach will pay them 10 laps. After the lap training, continue to use their own car to accompany them; students can also choose not to pay this fee. Subject two is charged 450 yuan per hour, and subject three is charged 300 yuan per lap. The privilege of paying the'insurance premium' is mainly reflected in In subject three, the safety officer of the examination room will guide the examinee to drive by gesturing in a place invisible to the camera. In addition, it is also reflected in the pass rate. For each examination, the DMV will give the pass rate, and the examination room will take the lead in checking whether there is no pass rate. The students who pay the fee set up a card." The coach surnamed Liu said.
The reporter of "Rules of Law Daily" learned that the low-cost registration fee is just a marketing strategy for driving test institutions when recruiting students.
In order to obtain a driver’s license smoothly, it has become a common phenomenon for students to pay a “guarantee premium”.
In addition, the coach's teaching attitude was also complained by many students.
According to Li Li (pseudonym), a college student, he signed up to learn to drive at a well-known driving school in his hometown in April this year. Before signing up, the coach was very enthusiastic. He helped deal with various registration matters before and after running, but waited until the test content of the subject was finished. Later, the attitude changed drastically.
"There are other coaches who are eager to achieve success, and urge you to apply for subjects before they are very familiar." Li Li said.
It is understood that, in the face of the words and actions of some coaches, many driving school students expressed helplessness but could not refute them.
Most of the trainees were dissatisfied with the coach’s teaching attitude, saying that the coach’s impatient and rough teaching methods would dampen self-confidence.
There are also many coaches who want to recruit new students and urge the old students to hurry up to take the exam. As a result, the skills are not up to the standard but they get the driving license.
Go with school daydreaming
Eat and drink are commonplace
"I was miserable when I learned a car. The registration fee was more than 2,000 yuan, but it cost nearly 10,000 yuan to get a driver's license." "The registration fee is really only 2,680 yuan, and the training subjects are two hours. There are some mess in the driving school. Things began to be exposed." "Our students have now become the'money cows' of the driving school and the examination room." Many driving school students confided to the reporters of the Rule of Law Daily.
According to data released by the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, as of June 2020, there are 440 million motor vehicle drivers in China, of which 400 million are car drivers, accounting for 90.9% of the total number of drivers.
In the first half of the year, there were 7.28 million newly licensed drivers.
Although affected by the epidemic, the driving school business is still booming.
At the same time, the phenomenon of driving schools charging extra fees beyond the normal training fees through various routines still exists.
Some trainees reported that, “When signing up, the driving school promised a car for 3 people, but for real training, it’s a car for 5 people. The training time is usually the time period provided by the instructor and you choose it yourself. Usually a training is a whole day From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., an average person can practice for less than two hours a day." "Promises 3 people for a car, but most often 6 people use a car for training, which consumes a whole day. There, I practice less than two hours a day."
In response to this phenomenon, a reporter from the Rule of Law Daily conducted an investigation and found that a car for 5 people is considered a relatively good situation in the driving test training industry. What's more, a car for more than 20 people a day.
Another netizen broke the news that there are 37 people who sign in at a driving school at most once, and the actual number is 40. A coach uses a car to teach 40 people in a day.
Some trainees said that touching two steering wheels a day and practicing for 10 minutes turned out to be a lucky thing.
A reporter from the Rule of Law Daily found that the current driving school’s usual routines in recruiting and teaching students can be described as various. If the school has sufficient places, it can guarantee 30 days to get the certificate quickly; ultra-low registration fee, no secondary consumption; accompanying school, One person and one car waiting.
At the same time, a reporter from the "Rule of Law" found that the trainees can give themselves more guidance in order to have more time to practice the car and the coach, giving the coach red envelopes, cigarettes and alcohol, and dinner are already commonplace in the driving school. , These "hidden rules" have become "accepted rules" to some extent.
In addition to some "hidden rules" during practice, there are also a lot of tricks in the examination room.
"At three o'clock in the exam, the coach asked us to buy a pack of cigarettes for the security officer and put it behind the seat. Don't give it in person. In addition, when you hand in your ID card for the exam, you can fold up the money and pass it under the ID card to the security. Staff..." said a driving school student.
A coach surnamed Li from a driving school revealed that many of the test room safety officers are "old fritters", and many of them have some connections. Although it is now an electronic invigilator, the corresponding management is much more standardized than in the past, but there is no lack of black-box operations. This is no secret in the driving test training industry.
"When the courtesy is in place, the driving school and the examination room will be better, and the students will be better off." The coach surnamed Li said.